Thanks for all of the ideas. I might just have to look into the irc end of it (was thinking of that as an option anyways)

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Originally Posted by Squeetard

One way or 2 way messaging? You could always just send an administrative alert to the workgroup for one way.

It would be 2 way messaging. Currently just between my main desktop and my wife's notebook but will also be for my kids machine once I finish building it, as well as any other systems I happen to piece together in the basement.

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Originally Posted by silent1mezzo

Question: Does yelling down/up the stairs no longer work?

No it doesn't. Sure I could get up and walk over to my wife to ask her something but that is not exactly what I want to do. Yes I want to be able to message the kids and say that dinner is ready or something like that, but I also want to be able to send a link or something like that to my wife. Plus getting up and talking just would not be as challenging now would it?

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They are at the Hallway sex stage of the marriage.

Considering the kids are always around I don't think that would be such a good idea. Then again we could always send them to a relatives for the day.